Tin Town, Luton

Ceremonial countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLUTONPostcode districtLU2Dialling code01582PoliceBedfordshireFireBedfordshire and LutonAmbulanceEast of England UK Parliament 51°53′31″N 0°23′31″W / 51.892°N 0.392°W / 51.892; -0.392

Tin Town is a small suburb of north-east Luton, in Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Moreton Road and Turners Road North to the north, Crawley Green Road to the south, Vauxhall Way to the west, and Ashcroft Road to the east. Locally known as the Steel Houses.

History

After the Second World War, there was a severe shortage of accommodation and new building materials were employed in order to save both time and money. The majority were BISF Houses, which used sheetmetal for the upper parts of the construction, hence the local name for the area becoming ‘Tin Town’. Most of these houses still stand today, although in recent years the local council (or private owners) of these houses have covered the original metal with cladding, and only a few of these properties still show the original characteristic painted metal.^[1]

Local area

The local area is mainly residential, although Ramridge Primary School, named after the neighbouring Ramridge End is in the area.

Politics

Tin Town is part of Round Green ward, which also contains parts of Ramridge End and Round Green. The councillors for Round Green ward are Cllr David Chapman (Liberal Democrats), Cllr Mark Rivers (Labour) and Cllr Tahmina Saleem (Labour).^[2]

The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour).

Local attractions

Dunstable Downs Chiltern Hills Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Luton Museum & Art Gallery The hat Factory Luton Hoo Mossman Collection Someries castle Stockwood Craft Museum Stockwood Park Wardown Park Waulud's Bank Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Whipsnade Wildlife Park Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park Wrest Park Gardens

Local newspapers

Two weekly newspapers cover Tin Town, although they are not specific to the area.

They are the:

• Herald and Post
• Luton News

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